West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-11-24

said, gently. ''Every now and then,
when was far away, l used to fall into
the most torturing doubts about you. I
had made up my mind-idiot that was
that l would never come back TO YOU,
and that you could never have loved me
st all, if you could send me away like
chat. / think now that perhaps-inaybe
well, possibly / was mistaken. Was IT,
II don't know said Violet, not pre-
pared for immediate surrender. There's
one feeling l always have about you.
When l am in trouble or worried, or
when l think any one has treated me
badly, Ialways think OF you. | suppose
itishaviug no father or brother that makes
me think Of you when want some one to
take care of me. Now thing happened
not long ago.
And then she proceeded to give him
On account of the rude and presumptu-
Gus man who had taken advantage of
hcr helplessness TO force himself upon
her aclu Iintance, to which he listened
patiently, and at the end answered.
somewhat irrelevantly: "And SO YOU
are sure you would have known me any
wheref"
''Oh, yes; I'm certain of that"
Even If you had seen my owes
though pcrsistently avoiding them-and
il had had big brown beard all over
my face-and it had been in a most un.
expected region, in pouring rain, in
the twilight of a winter evening"
"What are you talking about ~ said
Violet, bewidered.
81 am trying to prove that had more
faithful memory than you. Noteven the
rain, nor the isolation, nor the twilight, nor
the rubber. coat. nor the draggled feathers,
disguised from me. confess | had
some doubts until you got into the
buggy. Then l had good view of tho
right side OF your face, and saw tho
three little moles which identified YOU
beyond possibility of mistake. The
fancy seized me then to play n part and
see if you still retained the old naughty
manner that has cost me so much. aud
that look for in vain in the person of
this meek maiden beside me-"
Violet did not speak. She was too
astounded, so he went on:
''If you remember, | tried to make
myself known, but you would neither
read my card nor hear my name. You ran
and left me rclentlessly, but / had a
horse could not leave, so / resolved to
rectify matters by calling next day and
sending my card, knowing you would
come down at once, and picturing your
suprse, when / explained my double
identity. had gone down to Join s)mo
friends in shooting, and expected to bo
some days In the neighborhood. You
may imagine my disappointment, there
fore, when called only to learn that YOU
were gone"
1t was some time before Violet quite
forgavc him for the ruse he had prac.
ticed, but he made his peace at last, and
before they parted, he took from his
pocket bright and sparkling object,
which he slipped upon her finger.
"Will you accept that from me,
Violet2" he said. 81 bought that Jewel
long ago, because it was very pure and
perfect one, resolving that If ever asked
any woman to marry me, / would offer il
to her. Somehow have never been able
to fancy it on any hand but yours. Will
you take it, Violet, and with it a heart
that has been faithful TO you throughout
oil these years Of separation2'
Violet still wears the ring, and 1t serves
as guard now TO another, which, though
it has no jewel in it, is thing moro
precious still, which Arthur Darcy rut
on her hand before the winter that fol-
lowed that Thanksgiving Day was over.